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University of Massachusets Athletics
Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2006
- Class:
- 1993
Ron Villone playedron baseball and football during his days at UMass from 1990-92, before going on to a major league career that has lasted for 15 seasons.
As a junior, Villone was named a third team all-AmericanĀ when he led the NCAA in strikeouts with 13.5 per game. His career mark at UMass on the mound was 11-6 with a 3.76 ERA. He had 139 strikeouts in 107.2 innings, while walking 83. He also had seven complete games, two of them shutouts, and four saves.
Villone was named Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team in 1991 and 1992 and All-New England First Team in 1992.
As a football tight end, Villone lettered three times and was named All-Yankee Conference First Team in 1990 and second team in 1991. For his career, he caught 47 passes for 316 yards.
Villone pitched for the U.S. Olympic in the 1992 Games in Barcelona, Spain, before going on to a professional career. Over his 15 seasons, primarily as a reliever, heĀ pitched for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Saint Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners and Washington Nationals.
While in MLB, VilloneĀ made 717 career appearances covering 1,168.0 innings, earned a 4.74 ERA, struck out 925 batters and won 61 games.
